Container



A. M. KRUSE.

CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4. 1921.

1 ,400,685 a Patented Dec. 2 0 1921..

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Application filed June a,

To aZZ whom it concem:

Be it known that I, AUcUs'r M. Know, a

V citizen of the United States, and a resident of Defiance, in the county of Defiance and State of Ohio, have made an Invention Appertaining to Containers; and I dolhereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled iii the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, ref-' erence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to containers and particularly to those of the metallic type intended for the handling and shipment of milk.

In the shipment and handling of milk it is not only important to have a container which is strong and durable in its construction to withstand the hard usage to which subjected but also to have the container devoid o 1 cracks, crevices or sharp angles which are [difficult to clean and wherein filth and bac-v teria accumulate.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a strong, durable and reinforced metallic container of the character described, which, while composed of a plurality of assembled parts, is free from cracks, shoulders and crevices forthe accumulatlon of bacteria.

A further object-of the invention is the. provision of a simple and inexpensive reinof the container with the parts in separated relation, and Fig. 3 is a similar view of the joint between the container body and bottom members and reinforcing means with '.'the parts in separated relation.

to the drawings, the container Referring embodying the inventlon is entirely of metal and has a cylindrical body member 1, a top Specification of Letters Patent. mm D 2 1 1921. Serial No. 474L383.

or breast member 2, and a bottom member l 3, The breast member 2 is provided with the customary top opening 4 which is closed by a removable cover 5. The breast and body members 2 and 3 are preferably stamped from sheet metal and the body member 1s preferably formed from sheet metal rolled into cylindrical shape with the meeting end edges thereof butt-welded, as at 6, to provide an integral joint therebetween.

The body member 1 is straight throughout its length and at its upper end telescopes or fits closely within an offset portion 7 at the lower edge of the breast member 2,

the extent of the offset of the portion 7 min responding to the thickness of the body material so that the inner surface of the body member will be flush with and form a continuation of the inner surface of the breast member. The body and bottom members 1 and 3 are interengaged in the same manner, the bottom member having its top edge annularly offset as shown at 8' to telescopically receive the lower edge of the body member with the inner surface of one flush with the inner surface of the other. Upon the assembling of eitherthe breast or bottom member with the container body the two are integrally united by weldlng so that a close integral joint is provided therebetween, thereby closing any seam or crevice which member and the respective breast or bottom member. While the welding may be accomplished in any desired or suitable manner, in

practice o-xy-acetylene welding is employed. When the joints between the body memmight otherwise be present between thebody I her 1 and the breast andbottom members the container. The band 9 preferabl but;

not necessarily, has its outer surface 0 arouate form in cross-section and 1s provided entirely around 1ts inner side with a recess 11 for receiving the offset portion 7 of the top member 2. This band has its ends butt welded andis preferably shrunk on the container.

The bottom band 10 is internally provided near its upper ed e with an annular groove 13 for receiving t e oifset portion 8 of the bottom member 3, the band extending a distance below the bottom to provide a supporting base therefor. This band is secured in position on the container in the same manner as the band 9.

The top ortionof the breast member 2 is reinforced by an external incasing member 14, which has a skirt portion extending down a distance over the breast portion of the top member, and has a waist portion embracing and reinforcing the cylindrical neck portion 15 forming the opening 4 of the top member. These parts are preferably welded together at points to rigidly unite the same and the upper edge of the neck portion 15 is turned outward and downward around the outer free end of the waist portion of the member 14. This gives the breast and neck portion of the container a very rigid and durable construction.

It is evident that I have provided a metallic container for milk or the like which is exceedingly strong and durable in its construction, has the top and bottom members thereof joined to the body member. in substantially end abutting relation with their lnner surfaces in alinement and integrally connectedby welding so as to avoid any cracks or crevices therebetween in which dirt and bacteria might accumulate.

I wish, it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction arrangement, or form of the parts, as it is capable of numerous modifications and changes without departing from the spirit of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, What i I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,' v

1. .A container of the class described having a cylindrical body member, a bottom member having an annularly oflset edge/pop tion for telescopicallyreceiving the bottom edge of the body member, the members being rigidly secured one to the other at the jointbody member with the inner surfaces of the top and bottom members flush with the inner surface of the body member, the joints between the members being integral as by welding, a reinforcing band closely embracsame, and a bottom band closely embracing the ofl'set portion of the bottom member and having an internal recess receiving the same,

said bottom band extending below the bottom member to form a base support for the container.

3. A container of the class described having a breast portion terminating at its upper end in a cylindrical neck forming an opening, a sheet metal reinforcing member having a skirt portion fitting over and down a distance on the breast member in protecting relation thereto and having a waist portion closely encircling the neck portion of the breast member, the upper end of the neck extending outward and downward in close embracing relation to the upper end of the reinforcing member.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub scribed my name to this specification.

AUGUST M. KRUSE.

- ing the offset portion of the top member and having an internal recess receiving the. 

